Welcome to the Oxford Day Out section. Here you'll find Oxford's best attractions, tours within the city, key shopping areas and specialist markets, hidden away cafés and, for the adventurous, popular sport and leisure activities.
Oxford has lots of attractions to easily fill a weekend visit. From the University Colleges to the Ashmolean Museum, from Oxford Castle Unlocked to Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, you'll find it all here.
Here you'll find details of popular tours within the city. Also tours to neighbouring towns and counties. We also include information on boating and cycle hire here so you can go and explore the city yourself!
Oxford has a very compact shopping centre due to the size of the University. We include historic arcades, city markets, major stores and unique independent shops.
For a bite to eat during the day, Oxford has plenty of unique cafés hidden away throughout the city centre. There are also plenty of chain coffee shops on the main streets but at the moment we only list the popular independent ones here.
From football to ice skating, we include the most popular sports here as well as other leisure activities that you might find of interest.
Christ Church College, Oxford's trustees' accused of 'misconduct' - BBC News (10 Nov 2022) 
Oxford University Museum of Natural History displays undergo major revamp - BBC News (8 Nov 2022)
The Jam Factory: Popular city arts venue to shut next month - BBC News (30 Aug 2022)
Parking ban approved for Oxford's Broad Street - BBC News (21 Jul 2022)
Oxford Botanic Garden celebrates 400th anniversary - BBC News (16 Jul 2022)
Oxford Clarendon Centre: Shopping complex revamp approved - BBC News (13 Apr 2022)
St John's College, Oxford: Revamp under way at Grade I listed site - BBC News (28 Mar 2022)
Oxford bookseller Blackwell's sold to Waterstones - BBC News (1 Mar 2022)
Oxford wild swimming: Bathing water status bid for popular spots - BBC News (22 Oct 2021)
Museum of Oxford reopens after £2.8m revamp - BBC News (11 Oct 2021)
No sign of £4.8m golden toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace, two years on - BBC News (14 Sep 2021)
HMV returns to Cornmarket Street in Oxford after seven years - BBC News (26 Aug 2021)
Oxford's Broad Street to become Broad Meadow - BBC News (24 Jun 2021)
Oxford rivers 'used as open sewers', Oxford City Council debate hears - BBC News (7 Oct 2020)
Shrunken heads removed from Pitt Rivers Museum display - BBC News (14 Sep 2020)
Oxford's Visitor Information Centre to close permanently - BBC News (9 Jun 2020)
Oxford University Museum of Natural History gives exhibits fresh look - BBC News (11 Feb 2020)
Oxford's oldest department store Boswells set to close - BBC News (27 Nov 2019)
Oxford's Museum of Natural History's insect displays get £1.3m revamp - BBC News (26 Jun 2019)
Century-old Oxford sports shop Elmer Cotton to close - BBC News (28 Nov 2018)
